Elmore County Board of Education v. Thornton

MURDOCK, Judge.

Dianne Thornton was dismissed from employment by the Elmore County Board of Education. She filed a four-count complaint in the Elmore Circuit Court claiming, among other things, that her dismissal had been improper under the Fair Dismissal Act, §§ 36-26-100 through -108, Ala.Code 1975 (hereinafter referred to as “the Fair Dismissal Act” or “the Act”). The Board filed a motion for a summary judgment on all of Thornton’s claims, and Thornton filed a motion for a summary judgment on, among other things, her claim alleging improper dismissal under *659the Act. The trial court granted…